Severe flooding occurred in many districts from the two-day torrential downpour.

There were moderate stock losses, especially amongst lambs.

Torrential rain caused the worst flooding Dargaville had experienced in several years.

Rail services were disorganised and roads were blocked.

The road at Fairburn was under water.

Low-lying flats to the east of Kaikohe were flooded.

The water was almost up to the railway houses near the station.

The road at Kawakawa was covered in water up to head height.

A washout occurred on one of the bridges.

Some damage was done to new bridges at Langs Beach.

There was flooding in the Mangamuka Valley.

There was extremely heavy flooding at Mareretu.

The road between Maungaturoto and Paparoa was blocked by flood waters.

There was 3 ft (90 cm) of water over the road.

The road at Oruru was under water.

Pakotai bridge was covered by 17 ft (5.2 m) of water.

20 ft (6.1 m) of filling was washed out north of Pakotai.

The camp at Paparoa was invaded by flood waters to a depth of over 2 ft (60 cm).

At the Portland turn-off, over 30 cars were stranded on the Auckland side and 40 on the other side on the afternoon of the 22nd.

The flats suffered from one of the worst floods for many years.

Hundreds of acres of pasutre were inundated and water entered many houses.

Scores of haystacks were damaged.

A considerable quantity of water was over the main Whangarei-Dargaville highway at Taylors Flat.

Tangowahine experienced what was said to be the worst flood on record.

Houses on the flats near the railway were surrounded by water.

The bridge at Te Puhi was washed away.

The bridge at Titoki was 2 ft (60 cm) under water. Normally it was 58 ft (17.7 m) above the water.